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An isolated African canyon community in which cheetahs and leopards consume only impala antelopes is being observed. If the number of leopards increases, which change is MOST LIKELY to be the first to occur after the leopard population increase? A) The impala population will decrease. B) The cheetah population will increase. C) The cheetah population will decrease. D) The impala population will remain the same. Eliminate Submit

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the answer is C) The cheetah population will decrease.
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C. The cheetah population will decrease because if there are more leopards then that means there will be less food for both species to eat therefore one of the population of the cheetahs will decrease.
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